Rivers United 2-0 Plateau United · Nigeria Premier Football League
Rivers United beat Plateau United 2-0 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Rivers United and Plateau United met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday, 30 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Rivers United: A. S. Dabai 5'; W. Falolu 38'. Plateau United did not score.
How the match went
Rivers United saw more of the ball, 64% of it. There were 8 corners in total, 8 to Rivers United and 0 to Plateau United. Rivers United conceded 21 fouls, Plateau United 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Rivers United, 2 for Plateau United).
Line-ups
Rivers United started in a 4-3-3: Andy Ezekiel, Ebuka Akobundu, Stephen Manyo, Emmanuel Utaka, Ochobi Elias, Alex Oyowah, Salman Abubakar, Wasiu Falolu, Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai, Mbaoma Chijioke, Timothy Zachariah.
Plateau United started in a 4-3-3: Okiemute Odah, Ikouwem Udo Utin, Jimmy Ambrose, Iwueke Obiuto, Ibrahim Yahaya, Dayo Ojo, Victor Dawa, Daniel Isaiah, Paul Samson, Anas Yusuf, Silas Nenrot.
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